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Recent Examples of animators
This included five weeks of filming Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid in motion-capture suits and the work of 140 animators from Industrial Light & Magic, the visual-effects firm behind a bunch of Marvel movies.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Pixar animators worked overtime on this one bringing the pond and the critters and humans to life.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
As with past years, the pop-culture confab will feature comics artists and animators, authors, anime and animation voice actors, cosplayers and notable gamers alongside panels, kid-friendly offerings, autographs, a marketplace and more.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Disney and Hollywood are very much a part of California’s modern history, after all, and the Hilbert often features work from animators and industry artists, along with other leading California Scene artists.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
To capture the look and feel of the first season of the show, Selman says that the animators adjusted the visual style for the opening sequence.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
The costumes workflow included the creation of physical pieces for animators to work with in order to get movement and texture right.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Tongal’s first open project tied to the film invites animators to pitch their take of how to transform the game’s original characters from their 8-bit origins into 3D, with the the first character being former Raiders star Bo Jackson.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Pixar animators worked overtime on this one bringing the pond and the critters and humans to life.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
As with past years, the pop-culture confab will feature comics artists and animators, authors, anime and animation voice actors, cosplayers and notable gamers alongside panels, kid-friendly offerings, autographs, a marketplace and more.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Disney and Hollywood are very much a part of California’s modern history, after all, and the Hilbert often features work from animators and industry artists, along with other leading California Scene artists.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
To capture the look and feel of the first season of the show, Selman says that the animators adjusted the visual style for the opening sequence.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
The costumes workflow included the creation of physical pieces for animators to work with in order to get movement and texture right.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Tongal’s first open project tied to the film invites animators to pitch their take of how to transform the game’s original characters from their 8-bit origins into 3D, with the the first character being former Raiders star Bo Jackson.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animators
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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During the booking process, inmate fingerprints are automatically entered into a database accessible by all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Over the ensuing decades, local, state and federal agencies participated in efforts to locate her.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Oversight Committee has already scheduled depositions for Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, the co-executors of Epstein's estate, this month.—
MAEGAN VAZQUEZ THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The deal, if approved by a judge, would bring an end to a 2024 lawsuit filed against Epstein‘s former personal lawyer Darren Indyke and former accountant Richard Kahn, who are co-executors of Epstein‘s estate.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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While most missing items are typical things that people travel with like cellphones, backpacks and glasses, Diaz said there have been a number of unique items turned in, including a prosthetic leg, musical instruments, 55-inch-screen TVs and large generators.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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After finding little demand for the generators, prosecutors said Lauer and the other coconspirators falsely represented to investors that the market was robust.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Another reason is that in many European leagues, a large share of broadcasting revenue comes from viewers’ pay-TV subscriptions, negating some of the incentives behind sweeping ad rollouts.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Plano city leaders later agreed to give AT&T $20 million in incentives and a lengthy property tax rebate for the firm to build its new global headquarters.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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These models could, for instance, scan for previously unknown catalysts that could fix atmospheric carbon and so mitigate climate change.—
Chi Chen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Mar. 2026
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From the Georgia swamps to the Appalachian Mountains to the Texas Hill Country, our dramatic regional landscapes are driving forces in many of the best Southern books for children and serve as catalysts for the actions and emotions of the characters.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Having relied only on non-visual stimuli, their mental models of the world are likely to be considerably different from those of sighted people.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Similar to the ornate bank hall, the smaller side room influenced the work, with its curved white walls and absence of visual design stimuli.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
1 Mar. 2026
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That’s there, says Smith, but there are also a number of more subtle inspirations.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Other inspirations came from attending concerts in 1968 and 1969 with his older sister, who took him to see Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Animators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animators. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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